Deuteronomy 29:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽזְב֔וּ אֶת־בְּרִ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתָ֑ם אֲשֶׁר֙ כָּרַ֣ת עִמָּ֔ם בְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹ אֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And-ʾāmᵉrû: Because that ʿāzᵉbû ʾet-bᵉrît YHWH ʾĕlōhê ʾăbōtām that kārat with-them in-hôṣîʾô them from-ʾereṣ Miṣrāyim.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmᵉrû*: Qal perfect 3rd common plural consecutive - and they will say
• *ʿāzᵉbû*: Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they forsook
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *bᵉrît*: noun feminine singular construct - covenant of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun masculine plural construct - God of
• *ʾăbōtām*: noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers
• *kārat*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he cut
• *hôṣîʾô*: Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bringing out
• *ʾereṣ*: noun feminine singular construct - land of
• *Miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt

Word Meanings

• *ʿāzᵉbû*: forsook/abandoned/left
• *bᵉrît*: covenant/treaty/agreement
• *kārat*: cut/made/established
• *hôṣîʾô*: his bringing out/leading out

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And they will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  even all the nations{H1471} shall say,{H559} Wherefore hath Jehovah{H3068} done{H6213} thus unto this land?{H776} what meaneth the heat{H2750} of this great{H1419} anger?{H639}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Even all nations{H1471} shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherefore hath the LORD{H3068} done{H6213}{(H8804)} thus unto this land{H776}? what meaneth the heat{H2750} of this great{H1419} anger{H639}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And than all nacions also saye: wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facion vnto this londe? O how fearse is this greatt wrath?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then shall all nacions saye: Wherfore hath the LORDE done thus vnto this londe? What greate wrothfull displeasure is this?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then shall all nations say, Wherefore hath the Lorde done thus vnto this lande? how fierce is this great wrath?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Euen then shal all nations say: Wherfore hath the Lord done on this fashion vnto this lande? O howe fierse is this great wrath?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what [meaneth] the heat of this great anger?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  even all the nations shall say, Why has Yahweh done thus to this land? what means the heat of this great anger?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  yea, all the nations have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land? what the heat of this great anger?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly all the nations will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land? what is the reason for this great and burning wrath?

• World English Bible (2000)

  even all the nations shall say, "Why has Yahweh done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then all the nations will ask,“Why has the LORD done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 22:8-9 : 8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why has the LORD done thus to this great city? 9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.
• 1 Kgs 9:8-9 : 8 And at this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house? 9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold of other gods, and have worshiped them, and served them: therefore, the LORD has brought upon them all this evil.
• 2 Chr 7:21-22 : 21 And this house, which is exalted, shall be an astonishment to everyone who passes by it; so that they will say, Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house? 22 And they will answer, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity upon them.
• Lam 2:15-17 : 15 All who pass by clap their hands at you; they hiss and shake their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? 16 All your enemies have opened their mouth against you: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly, this is the day we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. 17 The Lord has done what He had planned; He has fulfilled His word that He commanded in the days of old: He has thrown down, and has not pitied: and He has caused your enemy to rejoice over you, He has exalted the strength of your adversaries.
• Lam 4:12 : 12 The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
• Ezek 14:23 : 23 And they shall comfort you, when you see their ways and their deeds: and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord GOD.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;